Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-22
Afternoon Session.

Referred to Board Of Public Works.
Afternoon Session.
The council re-convened; President
Breed in the chair; and Messrs.
Jones, Goss, Frankenfeld, Kuhrts,
Hitler, Perry, Lowell, Willard,
Stearns, present.
An ordinance in relation to the for
feiture of franchises, providing that
$40 900 be deposited as guarantee,
said money to be forfeited if terms of
franchise are not complied with, was
read and amended so that the de-
posit will not exceed the cost OF the
work done under the franchise. The
whole subject was referred to the
Board of Public Works.
Bonds on the contract with Sanford
johnson to grade Union avenue, be-
tween Seventh and Ninth streets, al
IS per foot, were fixed at $500.
An ordinance regulating the hitch
ing Of horses in the principal streets
of the city, as amended by the Police
Commissioners C was read and adopted.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Police Commissioners recon-
mended that NJ. V. Wright be ap-
pointed special officer, at a salary Of
$40 per month. Adopted.
Mrs. Averill. secretary Of the Board
of Education, reported the resigna-
ton of G. P. Thurston to take effect
the first Tuesday in December. Re-
ceived and filed.
The Finance Committee recon-
mended that the Zanjero's report for
the week ending November 18th be
returned for the proper receipts.
Adopted.
Recommended that $121S.5o be
transferred from the cash fund to the
Street Paving fund. Adopted.
The Zanja Committee reported that
the contract for piping zapja r.
along Pearl street from Seventh street
South calls for its completion on Octo.
ber 18th. As the work has not yet
been commenced, recommended that
the contractor be notified by the clerk
that his bonds will be forfeited if the
work is not done at once. Adopted.
| Recommended that the City Sur
veyor be instructed to make survey for
piping zanja on Washington street,
from zanja s R. to pipe already laid.
Adopted.
Reported that surveys for piping
the zanja on Jefferson street west OF
Figueroa with 16-inch cement pipe
were ordered on August 1st, but
nothing has been seen of them. Re-
ceived and filed. The Clerk was in
structed to notify the Surveyor to do
the work Immediately.
Recommended that the City Sur
veyor be instructed to trace lines OF
zanjas on the city map in committee
room. Adopted.
Recommended that Captain Carter
be notified to pay in his assessment
for piping zanja r. Adopted.
Recommended that on the petition
of Brownstein Moore ct al. the city
pay so cents per foot towards putting
in cement ditch in zanja r. Adopted.
Reported that nothing has been
done to fix the ditch on the sidewalk
on jefferson street recommended that
the zanjero be instructed to attend to
the matter at once. Adopted.
The City Assessor asked for two
weeks vacation. Granted, provided
he hold himself in readiness to act
with the Finance Committee.
Draft of bond holding Messrs
Caukin and Hass in 10000 to prop
erly superintend and construct the
new City Hall, was read and ap-
proved.
Notices of intention to establish the
grades of portions OF Paloma, Eighth
street, Franklin avenue, Seventh
street, Clanton street, Compare
street, Pine street, Vejar street,
Washington street, Central avenue
and Essex street, were read and
adopted.
Resolutions to establish the grades
of portions of Park View avenue,
Second street were read and adopted.
An ordinance providing for the
widening and improving and extend
ing of Third street was read and
adopted, together with the map of
A map of Kuhrts street was adopted
and declared official.
Mr.. Stearns moved that the City At
torney take the proper steps to draft
an ordinance fixing the line of Main
street extension. Adopted.
The Park Committee reported that
it had examined the walk around the
Plaza Park, and recommend that it be
accepted and the bill be paid. Adopted.
The matter Of the levee on the East
Side was referred back to the Board
of Pnblic works. tst u,
A motion of Mr.. Perry that the Su-
perintendent OF Streets be required to
put curbs in on First street from Ala
media to the river, was objected to by
Messrs. Jones and Frankenfeld. The
matter was referred to the Board of
Public Works.
The Superintendent of Streets was
instructed to remove wooden side
walk on Spring street, below Sixth.
1t was ordered that the City Attor-
ney take steps to force ex-Mayor
Spence and others TO lay sidewalks in
front of their properties on Spring
street.
A contract with Messrs. Caukin &
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